Profiteering by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is pushing the country to the brink
of a health crisis as imports of vital medicines dry up — while luxury goods
continue to flow to the Islamic Republic’s ruling elite.

A subsidised exchange rate, imposed by the Government to protect imports of
food and medicine from the collapse of its currency, has been exploited by
companies linked to the Revolutionary Guard to bankroll the purchase of
sports cars and other luxury items.

The Times has learnt that, at the same time, the powerful militia is
steadily excluding the health ministry from access to cheap dollars